Global Patent Index - EP 0831283 A1

EP 0831283 A1 19980325 - Expansion valve

Title (en)

Expansion valve

Title (de)

Expansionsventil

Title (fr)

Vanne de détente

Publication

EP 0831283 A1 19980325 (EN)

Application

EP 97115098 A 19970901

Priority

JP 24651396 A 19960918

Abstract (en)

The present invention provides an expansion valve having a hole on the outer wall of the housing which is sealed with a plug body by an electrical resistance weld, and including a structure to prevent corrosion of the peripheral area of the welded portion on the outer wall of the housing. A heat sensing gas is introduced to a pressure housing via a hole 15 formed on the outer wall 14 of the pressure housing positioned to sense the temperature of the gas-phase refrigerant passing the expansion valve. A plug body 16 formed by cutting a metallic material seals said hole keeping the state where the gas is filled inside the pressure housing. Then the peripheral of the projection weld portion 17 is covered by a corrosion inhibitor 21 so as to prevent water from gathering thereto. The seal of said hole 15 is secured by the projection weld of a line contact portion 162a formed on the tapered surface 162 of the plug body by a cutting process in the circumference direction. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

F25B 41/06; G05D 23/12

IPC 8 full level

B23K 11/00 (2006.01); B23K 11/14 (2006.01); F25B 41/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

B23K 11/002 (2013.01 - EP KR US); B23K 11/14 (2013.01 - EP KR US); F25B 41/31 (2021.01 - KR); F25B 41/335 (2021.01 - EP US); F25B 2341/0683 (2013.01 - EP KR US)

Citation (applicant)

JP H08226567 A 19960903 - FUJI KOKI MFG

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR GB IT NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0831283 A1 19980325; EP 0831283 B1 20020605; CN 1117256 C 20030806; CN 1177714 A 19980401; DE 69713015 D1 20020711; DE 69713015 T2 20021121; JP H1089809 A 19980410; KR 100477961 B1 20050707; KR 19980024055 A 19980706; TW 336989 B 19980721; US 5924629 A 19990720

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 97115098 A 19970901; CN 97109720 A 19970425; DE 69713015 T 19970901; JP 24651396 A 19960918; KR 19970024778 A 19970614; TW 86108023 A 19970611; US 92726897 A 19970911